This block contains the information about John Lithgow and provides an insight into the life of the celebrity. From here you can also learn when, how and why the profession of an actor was chosen. Some interesting facts are waiting for you here.

John Lithgow’s native town is Rochester, New York, USA. The actor grew up in the family of a former actress and a theater director and producer. John Lithgow got the education at the Harvard University. John Lithgow began to fascinate with theatrical art only after the graduation the University; he received a Fulbright scholarship and continued his studying at the LAMDA. After his return from London, John Lithgow began performing on Broadway, soon won the "Tony" award. The actor debuted on the screen in the movie in 1972, and in 1982 he was waiting for a nomination for "Oscar" in 1983. A new success came to him with the participation in the film "Terms of Endearment". John Lithgow also became famous thanks to his roles of negative characters in "Ricochet" and "Cliffhanger". The actor also successfully works on television - TV series "3rd Rock from the Sun", launched in 1996. This picture brought for the actor a lot of fans. And the actor became very popular.

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Here you can learn about the movies John Lithgow acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Dreamgirls - Jerry Harris	$70M	2006	$379K	$103M
Cliffhanger - Eric Qualen	$65M	1993		$84M
A Civil Action - Judge Walter J. Skinner	$60M	1998	$70.1K	$56.7M
Shrek - Lord Farquaad (voice)	$60M	2001	$42.3M	$268M
Santa Claus - B.Z.	$50M	1985
At Play in the Fields of the Lord - Leslie Huben	$36M	1991		$1.34M
Rugrats in Paris - Jean-Claude (voice)	$30M	2000	$22.7M	$76.5M
2010 - Dr. Walter Curnow	$28M	1984
Memphis Belle - Lt.Col. Bruce Derringer	$23M	1990		$27.4M
A Good Man in Africa - Arthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner	$20M	1994		$2.31M
Leap Year - Jack Brady	$19M	2010	$9.2M	$25.9M
Orange County - Bud Brumder	$18M	2002	$15.1M	$41M
Blow Out - Burke	$18M	1981
The World According to Garp - Roberta Muldoon	$17M	1982
Raising Cain - Carter/Cain/Dr. Nix/Josh/Margo	$12M	1992		$21.4M
Kinsey - Alfred Seguine Kinsey	$11M	2004	$169K	$10.2M
Twilight Zone: The Movie - John Valentine (Segment #4)	$10M	1983		$29.5M
Footloose - Reverend Shaw Moore	$8.2M	1984		$80M
My Letter to George - Oliver Thompson	$5.65M	1986
Rich Kids - Paul Philips	$2.5M	1979